You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
RAMAKRISHNAMake your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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